This is Money Podcast2 Feb 2018

Is it time to cut inheritance tax… or raise it?

The Chancellor asked for ideas for inheritance tax to be simplified this week, but should we even have a death tax at all?

It is highly unpopular, and some who argue against it say that taxing someone when they are alive and then their estate when they die amounts to double taxation.

In contrast, others argue for a lower inheritance tax-free threshold and an even higher tax rate than the current 40%.

So how do you solve a problem like inheritance tax? On this week’s podcast Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost look at how it works, why it is unpopular, and how you can avoid it.

Simon suggests his plan to simplify it and get more people paying by removing those fiddly reliefs and slashing the rate to 20%.

But we also consider the argument for taxing inheritance (and unearned property wealth) more heavily.

Later on the podcast, we discuss the problem of interest-only timebomb mortgages and whether homeowners are burying their heads in the sand.

Also on the agenda is what’s wrong with M&S and investing in emerging markets and why they could still be a good long-term bet, even after funds rose almost 30% last year.

And finally, the team dive into the cryptocurrency world again to look at how to play it safe if you are going to buy bitcoin or one of its smaller rivals.

Well, as safe as possible with something prone to swing around by daily double-digit percentages.

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Hosts: Georgie Frost, Simon Lambert, Lee Boyce, Helen Crane

Producer: Georgie Frost

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